Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MACARTHUR, SYLVIA

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1713 1716 1792

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.1%
Allow Rate
At TC average
984
Total Applications
+25.8%
Interview Lift
1334
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 949 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
11.1%
§102 Novelty
83.0%
§103 Obviousness
3.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18231400 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18449103 DEPOSITION SOURCE AND DEPOSITION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18034350 HEAD FOR HOLDING SUBSTRATE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA EBARA CORPORATION
18366012 System for Processing Semiconductor Wafer Storage Cassettes, Combinations, and Method of Transporting Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18382421 LIFT PINS INCLUDING OPENING, AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND CHAMBER KITS, FOR PROCESSING CHAMBERS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18139057 ORIFICE SURROUNDED LOW PRESSURE HYDROXYL COMBUSTION Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17786520 SURFACE PROFILING AND TEXTURING OF CHAMBER COMPONENTS Non-Final OA APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
18366034 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
18460759 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18416880 PROCESSING METHOD AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18552108 SUBSTRATE LIQUID-TREATMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18016943 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17790009 MIXED METAL BASEPLATES FOR IMPROVED THERMAL EXPANSION MATCHING WITH THERMAL OXIDE SPRAYCOAT Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
18665999 Systems and Methods for Depositing Alternating Layers for a Diamond-Like Coating Final Rejection Thin Film Service, Inc.
17859723 ETCHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME Non-Final OA ZEUS CO., LTD.
17778824 HYBRID CMP CONDITIONING HEAD Non-Final OA Best Engineered Surface Technologies, LLC

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